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Re: Yorman Rodriguez and Juan Duran - questions

I still have a lot more faith in Yorman than in Duran, simply because his tools are better, he has had better production in the past and historically, he hasn't struck out at insane rates at every stop of the way. Both probably need to be back in Dayton though, they are in over their heads in Bakersfield at this point.

Re: Yorman Rodriguez and Juan Duran - questions

Yorman should be a Freshman in college or in his first year of professional ball. Duran is just a year ahead of him.

It feels like these guys have been around forever, but they are both still very young.

That said, I assume they become Rule V eligible within the next few years and minor league FAs not long after that -- so they need to keep progressing.

Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.

Re: Yorman Rodriguez and Juan Duran - questions

Right now both should go back to Dayton, wiser heads would have thought they should never have moved up. Still time for them as both would only be college sophmores right now.

Pardon me for asking a stupid question, but I just don't know, but who are the wiser heads in the Reds org that make the decisions where the minor leaguers go to start the season and if/when they are to move up/down during the course of the season?

Re: Yorman Rodriguez and Juan Duran - questions

Yorman should be a Freshman in college or in his first year of professional ball. Duran is just a year ahead of him.

It feels like these guys have been around forever, but they are both still very young.

That said, I assume they become Rule V eligible within the next few years and minor league FAs not long after that -- so they need to keep progressing.

Both Duran and Rodriguez are eligible for the rule five draft this year, which is why they're being rushed through the system--to find out whether they should be protected or not.

edit:
Other than Junior Arias, they look like the only legitimate positional prospects the Reds have eligible for the rule five draft this year. However, the pitching is a completely different story. There are about a dozen relief prospects who are going to be considered for the draft, and I'd be shocked if the Reds retained all of them.

Re: Yorman Rodriguez and Juan Duran - questions

Originally Posted by crazybob60

Pardon me for asking a stupid question, but I just don't know, but who are the wiser heads in the Reds org that make the decisions where the minor leaguers go to start the season and if/when they are to move up/down during the course of the season?

Terry Reynolds gets the final say but gets a lot of feedback from the coordinators and coaches.

Re: Yorman Rodriguez and Juan Duran - questions

Both Duran and Rodriguez are eligible for the rule five draft this year, which is why they're being rushed through the system--to find out whether they should be protected or not.

edit:
Other than Junior Arias, they look like the only legitimate positional prospects the Reds have eligible for the rule five draft this year. However, the pitching is a completely different story. There are about a dozen relief prospects who are going to be considered for the draft, and I'd be shocked if the Reds retained all of them.

Time to thin the herd a bit and use a few in deals or as sweeteners in larger trades.

Re: Yorman Rodriguez and Juan Duran - questions

Originally Posted by powersackers

Is there a rule against it? I'd think they shouldn't be excluded from scholarships and student visas. Maybe it's just budgeting issues with recruitment travel?

Well, there is nothing against it.... but the issue is and always will be, these guys can sign long before they can go to college. Top it off with poor educational systems and well, college simply isn't going to be much of an option for a long time in these scenarios.

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